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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms the cheaper Core i5-12500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-12500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7900X is 266 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-12500.
Advantages of Core i5-12500
- Up to 45% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - €210.00 vs €382.89
- Up to 40% better value when playing Battlefield V than Ryzen 9 7900X - €0.78 vs €1.30 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 65 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 9% better in Battlefield V than Core i5-12500 - 295 vs 270 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-12500 - 24 vs 12 threads
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X Prozessor, 12 Kerne/24 Threads, Zen 4 Architektur, 76 MB L3 Cache, 170 W TDP, bis zu X.X GHz Frequenz Boost, Sockel AMD 5, DDR5 und PCIe 5.0, Schwarz
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-12500 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 12 |
| 12 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 10 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
198 FPS
€7.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,449
In Stock
222 FPS
€6.75/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, 1000 GB SSD
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€1,499
In Stock
240 FPS
€7.4/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,777
In Stock
261 FPS
€8.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,299
In Stock
283 FPS
€8.44/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,389.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€9.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,524.9
In Stock
261 FPS
€8.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,209.9
In Stock
222 FPS
€7.72/FPS
Radeon RX 7700 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,714.9
In Stock
198 FPS
€8.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16 GB
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,709.9
In Stock
277 FPS
€9.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,659.9
In Stock
227 FPS
€8.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,849
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254 FPS
€9.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,499
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295 FPS
€12.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,719.9
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295 FPS
€23.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD
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€7,008.49
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227 FPS
€8.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,854.9
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270 FPS
€8.02/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Ryzen 9 7900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,164.9
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295 FPS
€12.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7900X
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€3,777
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Laptops Using Core i5-12500 or Ryzen 9 7900X
With selected game settings
157 FPS
€9.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,484.98
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100 FPS
€6.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€699
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100 FPS
€7.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€799
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131 FPS
€14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,920.23
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